Contact Details
- Address: Lichfield Road, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 6JZ
- GPS: 52.6516552,-1.9196637
- Phone: 01543 361257
- Email: info@pitfordmetals.co.uk
- Website: https://www.pitfordmetals.co.uk/
Opening Times
- Monday 8am-4.30pm
- Tuesday 8am-4.30pm
- Wednesday 8am-4.30pm
- Thursday 8am-4.30pm
- Friday 8am-4.30pm
- Saturday 8-11am
- Sunday closed
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Pitford Metals Brownhills specializes in recycling and waste management. It can be found at Lichfield Road, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 6JZ.
Materials accepted
It accepts the following types of waste and recyclable items here:
- Scrap Metal
Residents who want to dispose of waste not listed here must contact the nearest tip to clarify if that type of waste is acceptable.
The Scrap Metal facility reduces pollution by recycling metal. The recycling centre is only for use by local residents.
Schedule
Pitford Metals Brownhills is closed on public holidays irrespective of the day of the week the date falls upon. It is usually open at the following times:
- Monday: 8am-4.30pm
- Tuesday: 8am-4.30pm
- Wednesday: 8am-4.30pm
- Thursday: 8am-4.30pm
- Friday: 8am-4.30pm
- Saturday: 8-11am
- Sunday: closed
Residents who wish to access the site with a large vehicle, such as a van or trailer, must contact the recycling centre to book an appointment and obtain a permit before their visit. Permits are free. It can be contacted via phone, email or online booking form.
Pitford Metals Brownhills can be contacted on 01543 361257 for any queries residents may have on the service offered by the site.
Environment Agency online services
Frequently asked questions about Pitford Metals Brownhills
There are household waste recycling centers in all the municipalities of the United Kingdom, and surely there is one near your home, and now finding it is very easy! We have developed a special search form on our page so you can find the recycling center closest to you in minutes!
You just have to access the following link and enter your postal code or address.
To go to this page, you must click on the “Recycling center Search” button.
Recycling centers vary in the waste materials they receive. Most centers are for household waste only and do not accept commercial waste or material waste from business activities.
The residues that the tips usually accept are:
- Yard waste
- Wood and chipboard
- Paper
- Metal
- Electrical items
- Plastics
- Textiles and clothing
- Shoes
- Bottles and glass jars
On our website you can find your nearest recycling center and see what kind of rubbish you can take. You will also be able to find some categories of items.
Another option is to contact your nearest recycling center by phone or email.
The recycling rate in the UK has increased in recent years, but so has the generation of waste.
The percentage that is recycled in the UK so far is approximately 45% of the waste generated.
The latest report from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) indicates that the waste generated in British homes amounts to approximately 26 million tonnes of waste each year, of which only 12 million are recycled. The other 14 million tons end up in landfills.
The recycling centers handle different schedules depending on the municipality in which it is located and the capacity and personnel they have. To find out the hours of the recycling center closest to you, you can access this website. Each tip has its own web page, where you can find the opening and closing hours in the “Opening hours” section.
The opening and closing hours usually vary depending on the day of the week, above you can find the working hours for each day of the week.
Materials that are not recyclable or are not properly separated will generally end up in a landfill. A landfill is a very large holes built into certain designated spaces for that function.
Until a few years ago, the waste was piled up in the places designated to be dumps, but today in modern and well-managed landfills, large holes are built in which the garbage is buried, with a system of layers that isolates the waste. of the air and water, which has significantly reduced the contamination of the environment by contact with toxic residues. However, landfills still represent an important source of pollution that affects the environment and human beings.
